Graduation Cupcake Cake
Posted: April 6th, 2010 | Filed under: Graduation | Tags: bakery crafts cupcake cakes, bakery crafts cupcakes, Bakery Crafts Decoration, Bakery Crafts Decorations, cute cupcake, Graduation |4 Comments »
Components Used: G-99 Grad Hat Gift Card Holder
How did you make the face on this?… I love it and would love to do this.
Hi Pauline! The face on this graduation cupcake cake is very easy to do. I’ll give you step by step instruction on how to put it together (this is for the face only).
Supplies Needed:
G-99 Grad Hat Gift Card Holder
Tubes Needed:
#3 – Eyelashes
#4 – Mouth, tongue eyebrow, outline on chin
#8 – Hair and eyes
#10 – Pupils
Open coupler – Eyes and nose
Icing Colors Needed:
PL-5628 Ivory – To make flesh color, face
PL-5603 Orange – To make flesh color (small amount)
PL-5602 Rose Pink – To make flesh color (small amount)
PL-5601 Leaf Green – Eyes
PL-5616 Super Red – Tongue
PL-5609 Brown – Hair
PL-5617 Super Black – Mouth, eyelashes, pupils
White – Eyes
Instructions:
1. Assemble cupcakes in this order, starting at the top:
1st row – 4
2nd row – 5
3rd row – 4
4th row – 3
2. Ice cupcakes.
3. Pipe nose.
4. Pipe eyelashes.
5. Pipe eyes.
6. Pipe mouth and smooth with spatula.
7. Pipe hair.
8. Pipe eyebrow.
9. Pipe outline on chin.
10. Place product on cupcake cake.
Thanks for all of the details. This is great!
How did you make the face so flat?
Pauline,
It’s pretty simple to do. Once you’ve assembled your cupcakes and “glued” them to the board with icing, simply outline the face with icing, using an open coupler. Then fill in the spaces between the cupcakes with icing. Fill in the face and smooth ice.